I'm with you on this one, Pam. I have to admit I'm kind of curious as to where it's going and what's trying to happen here.
Without a ton of background on Tom, it's hard to really feel for him. Because of that, I'm getting a little lost in the story (it's just not completely keeping my attention).
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"What wild desires, what restless torments seize
The hapless man, who feels the book-disease..."
- Dr. John Ferriar (from the poem Bibliomania, 1863)